http://www.brynmawr.edu/news/ Bryn Mawr Bryn Mawr E-News is a monthly electronic newsletter for alumnae/i, parents and friends of the College published by the Bryn Mawr College Public Affairs Office. Bryn Mawr College When Annalisa Crannell '87 learned that she had been selected to receive the Mathematics Association of America's Deborah and Franklin Tepper Haimo Award for Distinguished College or University Teaching of Mathematics, she knew that one of her Bryn Mawr mentors would have a special interest in the news: Professor of Mathematics Rhonda Hughes had won the same award a decade earlier. Luckily, Crannell had a handy conduit for communication with the Bryn Mawr Department of Mathematics. Her daughter, Iolanthe Good, was a first-year student at Bryn Mawr who was enrolled in Hughes' Calculus/Analytic Geometry II course. http://www.brynmawr.edu/news/alum/2008-05/crannell.shtml 2008 Bryn Mawr graduates Lucy Edwards and Adaobi Kanu believe in the power of art to transform the lives of those who practice it. This summer, a $10,000 grant from the Davis Projects for Peace foundation will enable them to put that faith to work in West Philadelphia, where they will collaborate with homeless men on an ambitious project to generate income, self-esteem, and community understanding through artistic production. http://www.brynmawr.edu/news/alum/2008-05/peace_project.shtml The Howard Hughes Medical Institute has awarded a $1.2 million grant to Bryn Mawr College to help fund a host of initiatives. Chief among them are two fellowships to help matriculated Bryn Mawr science and math majors complete teaching certificates in secondary education; two postdoctoral fellowships; physical upgrades of classroom/laboratory space; and two scholarships, a residential summer program for high-school girls considering careers in science, medicine, and technology. http://www.brynmawr.edu/news/alum/2008-05/hhmi.shtml Six promising young scholars joined the Bryn Mawr faculty during the 2007-08 academic year. Gathered here are profiles, published in Bryn Mawr Now over the course of the year, of classicist Annette Baertschi, biochemist Monica Chander, poet and literary scholar Warren Liu, sociomedical scientist Kevin Robinson, physicist Michael Schulz, and historian Jennifer Spohrer. http://www.brynmawr.edu/news/alum/2008-05/new_faculty.shtml Senior Lecturer in English Anne Dalke found that discussions with scientists hosted by the Center for Science in Society (CSIS) were enormously fruitful both to her research and teaching, and she began to post her records of those encounters on the Web. Now Dalke, Center Director Elizabeth McCormack, and Alumnae Bulletin Editor Jan Trembley have taken a further step in sharing the fruits of their deeply interdisciplinary collaborations with the world. Two peer-reviewed academic journals have recently published special issues that grew out of weekly discussions held by the CSIS. http://www.brynmawr.edu/news/alum/2008-05/scisoc.shtml Bryn Mawr's fiscal year ends May 31, leaving donors just a few days to help meet this year's Annual Fund goal and increase the rate of alumnae participation.  To count in the Reunion Weekend totals gifts should be mailed now.  Annual gifts provide crucial support for operating expenses like financial aid, faculty salaries, maintenance of facilities, academic programs, and student life – it directly addresses the challenges presented in Nancy Vickers’ recent Spring letter to all alumnae/i and parents. http://www.brynmawr.edu/makeagift/